wuyi shuixian
These hand-plucked oolong leaves from the Wuyi mountains, with their appearance of long, dark strands, produce a strong, full-bodied beverage with an orangey, amber hue, a spectacularly floral,...
View Articlevoucher for tea lover’s masterclass
Press the ‘pause button’ on life and completely unwind. Enjoy a delightful interlude in the calm oasis of teanamu chaya teahouse. You will lose all sense of time! Take part in the beautiful Chinese...
View Articlevoucher for ichi-go ichi-e afternoon tea
Buy a unique gift voucher for two people to enjoy an exquisite, serene teanamu chaya teahouse experience. Treat yourself and a loved one! The Ichi-go Ichi-e set menu includes a pot of exquisite premium...
View Articletian jian heavenly buds 2004 vintage
Tian Jian (the ‘Tip of Heaven’) is a piece of history. It was once reserved for wealthy merchants and for the family of the Emperor, who appreciated how soothing it is for the stomach after a fine...
View Articletea lovers masterclasss
Press the ‘pause button’ on life and completely unwind. Enjoy a delightful interlude in the calm oasis of teanamu chaya teahouse. You will lose all sense of time! Take part in the beautiful Chinese...
View Articlesnow chrysanths
Grown each summer in the remote Kunlun Mountains of Tibet, these tiny flowers make a beautiful maroon, wine-coloured tisane, slightly sour yet also sweet, in a way reminiscent of blackberries and...
View Articleshining moon green pu erh 2011 vintage
This is an interesting and unusual green Pu Erh tea cake which I chanced upon while rooting around in my tea master’s big clay Pu Erh collection urns. The Chinese name Yue Guang Bai means ‘whiteness of...
View Articlesan hua three flowers
Three Flowers herbal teas are the most beautiful infusions you will ever see, amazingly delicious to drink, and they’ll last for hours! One of our star attractions at Chaya Teahouse! We use...
View Articlesakura sencha
The sakura (cherry blossom) is a famous symbol of transience. When the sakura is in full bloom, Japanese like to gather under it with family and friends and sing of ‘cherry blossoms, in fields and...
View Articlerikyu sencha green tea (cold infusion)
Our Rikyu Sencha Iced Tea comes in a special, pyramid shaped, ‘cold infusion’ tea bag, each containing 5 grams of finely cut Rikyu Sencha leaves. It’s quick and convenient, ideal for picnics and days...
View Articleqizhong oolong
Our Qi Zhong (奇种, ‘Unusual Variety’) is made from long, twisted strands of Taiwanese Wenshan Pouchong [LINK], charcoal roasted at a medium heat, which imparts a mellow, yet refreshing, sugarcane-like...
View Articlepuffer fish gongfu tea ceremony set
The perfect starter gift set for practising the Chinese ‘gongfu’ tea ceremony: a beautiful ceramic ensemble consisting of teapot, serving pitcher and two matching teacups, finished in satiny eggshell...
View Articlepouchong oolong
With a delicate, orchid aroma, light yellow liquor and an almost sugar-cane sweetness, it is very pleasing and refreshing even on the hottest summer afternoon. It can be brewed at quite a low...
View Articleoriental beauty
Cultivated in a tea garden in Miaoli county, western Taiwan, the ‘sparrow’s tongue’ leaf combinations of Oriental Beauty (1 tea bud and 2 supporting leaves) are hand harvested in the summer and made...
View Articleorganic snow bud
This white tea has a thousand-year history and was a favourite amongst ancient scholars. It is known for its delicate, thread-like, dark green leaves laced with silvery, down-covered tips which open...
View Articleorganic golden monkey
About 25% black leaves and 75% golden leaf buds hand-twisted and curled to resemble the silhouette of a golden monkey. Only the top buds with one or two leaves are used from each tea bush. The buds and...
View Articleorganic dragon pearl jasmine
This intensely fragrant jasmine white tea hails from Fuding county in Fujian, southern China. Crafted from IMO-certified organic Da Bai tea leaves, our Organic Dragon Pearl Jasmine is made over two...
View Articlemi lan honey orchid phoenix
This ‘single bush’ oolong was picked from a rare tea tree on Phoenix mountain, legendary playground of demigods and fairies. It is one of only 3,000 trees directly descended from one of the famous 18...
View Articlematcha
Our matcha’s aroma, taste and appearance – the three key elements of Japanese tea assessment – are all of a superlative standard. Only Japan produces green tea powder of this quality. From purest...
View Articlemao feng
Mao Feng means ‘furry summit’, an allusion to the fine down on the sparrow tongue-shaped leaves and to the remote Yellow Mountain peaks where the tea grows. The leaves are a yellowish green and at...
View Articlemandarine oolong
A tea master we visited in Nantou, Taiwan, invented this lovely tea from locally grown fruit which he has hollowed out and filled with a dark, fruity ‘red oolong’ that his family has specialised in...
View Articlelychee red
An irresistible, everyday tea, the fragrant leaves of Lychee Red, from YingDe in Guandong are reminiscent of sweet, juicy lychee fruit. YingDe, along the middle reaches of the Beijang river, has been...
View Articleliu bao cha 2007 vintage special reserve
This 2007 vintage tea from China’s far south is full-bodied with a powerful character and a lingering finish. The aroma of Liu Bao Cha is mellow, fusty and fragrant. The thick leaves produce a liquor...
View Articlelishan oolong
Spending time slowly enjoying Lishan oolong is a chance for more intimate space with yourself. This floral, refreshing and palate cleansing oolong tea has a creamy and thick texture. To aficionados...
View Articlehuang zhi fragrant gardenia phoenix
This rare and brilliant varietal was already known during the Song dynasty (960-1279) and is also known as the Song Variety (‘Song Zhong’). Its long, twisted, greenish strands bear a resemblance to...
View Articlehoujicha
The uniquely aromatic Hojicha is a delicious, roasted version of Japanese green tea. Tea has more than 300 kinds of aromatic substance, mostly locked in the sugars of the leaves until they are...
View Articlehawthorne fruits
A long-lasting infusion, light yellow in colour, pleasantly sour, tangy and sweet, quite similar to greengage but with a slight darker and more mellow taste. Some people add agave syrup or honey for...
View Articlegyokuro
Highly revered for its purity, depth of fresh ‘Japanese green’ taste and robust breadth of flavour, gyokuro is one of the few teas in Japan still plucked by hand. The tea bushes from which it is...
View Articlegenmaicha
Genmaicha is a green tea of striking character and a natural umami sweetness. It is a blend of two very Japanese elements. First, there is deep-jade, first-harvest, coarse-leaf sencha green tea that...
View Articleemperor pu erh 1998 vintage
This 1998 vintage Emperor Pu Erh was crafted first in the cool, high mountains of Yunnan and then vintaged in Guangzhou whose humidity accounts for the tea’s lovely, thick, smooth quality. An Emperor...
View Articlediscover black dragons
Enter the exotic world of gorgeous ‘black dragons’! Learn about the finer points of Oolong tea appreciation while you’re transported to a faraway land of mountains and spirits and legends! ‘Oolong’...
View Articlecantaloupe oolong
A tea master we visited in Nantou, Taiwan, invented this lovely tea from locally grown cantaloupe melon which he has hollowed out and filled with a dark, fruity ‘red oolong’ that his family has...
View Articlebig snow mountain green pu erh 2010 vintage
An exhausted but elated Pei at the top of Big Snow Mountain (Yunnan) by the 2800 year old tea tree – a living fossil! This 2010 Spring Harvest Pu Er tea cake hails from the Big Snow Mountain (Da Xue...
View Articleba bao eight treasures
Ba Bao Eight treasures is not the ‘flowering tea’ you may have heard of, but something much more special. Essentially it is an infusion of fruits or flowers, or both, the only requirements being that...
View Articleanxi iron goddess of mercy
A tea farmer who lived in Anxi, Fujian province, during the Qing dynasty, is said to have dreamed a goddess was floating above a mountain where a beautiful fragrant tea bush grew. The next day, he...
View Article‘flight of tasting’ event
A real treat. Sample some amazingly different teas, each in its own way fascinating, fragrant and delicious. Our tea master will share his enthusiasm and encyclopaedic knowledge, while you marvel at...
View Articletravel chinois tea set for two
A stylish Gongfu tea set to brew your teas. This set includes a black-brown clay tea pot with a filter lid, two cups and a cotton draw-string carry bag. The lid acts as a filter so you can pour tea...
View Articletea club membership for 4 seasons
As featured in FT Weekend At this small but superior teahouse in west London you can take afternoon tea, Oriental-style, with seaweed-bread sandwiches. It also has a tea emporium online, with a...
View Articletea club membership for 2 seasons
As featured in FT Weekend At this small but superior teahouse in west London you can take afternoon tea, Oriental-style, with seaweed-bread sandwiches. It also has a tea emporium online, with a...
View Articleyu gui oolong
If our other Wuyi Oolong, Wuyi Shuixian and our Phoenix Oolong, Honey Orchid Phoenix were to produce a love child, it would be this Oolong tea. Hand-plucked in the Wuyi mountains, these long, dark...
View Articlesencha miya
This Japanese green tea hails from a tea garden in Kakegawa, in Shizuoka prefecture, which has been in the hands of the same family since the Edo era (1603-1868). The family uses the ‘chakusaba’...
View Articlekumquat peony thins
We are excited to share this very rare white tea from Fuding (Fujian, China). The Bai Mu Dan (White Peony 白牡丹) tea leaves are harvested in spring of 2014 and have been carefully vintaged since. They...
View Articletea artisan training course
Teanamu Chaya Teahouse’s Tea Artisan Training Course is based on the Beginners’ and Intermediate Tea Artisan certifications conducted by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Labour in China. Tea...
View Article“gifts from goddess” discovery collection
Iron Goddess of Mercy is one of the most famous oolong teas and lends its name to a myriad of styles from traditional tea-producing regions in China and Taiwan. This collection covers the full range...
View Article“four black dragons” discovery collection
Oolong means “Black Dragon” in the Chinese language. This Four Black Dragons Discovery Collection is a selection of our popular oolongs. We intended the collection as our introductory pack for those...
View Articlelongan iron goddess of mercy
Conceived 30 years ago by a tea master from Nantou, Taiwan, this delectable re-interpretation of Iron Goddess of Mercy oolong tea consists of dense, little nuggets rolled from hand-gathered ‘sparrow...
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